Steinhoff’s Heather Sonn added that the company committed to fix what went wrong and that it was co-operating fully with all regulators. The firm’s international clusters have been stabilised and near-term liquidity largely secured, Sonn added.

The Hawks - full name the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation - is responsible for investigating national criminal priorities such as serious organized and commercial crimes and serious corruption. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Writing by Alexander Winning; Editing by James Macharia)